Mody Myd strencþe hyre hadde, And in to toure ladde, Into a stronge halle, Whit inne kastel walle. 1124 Þer ich was attegate; Moste ich nawt in rake. Awey ich gan glyde; Þe deþ ich nolde abyde. 1128 Þer worþ a rewlich dole, Þer þe bryd wepeþ sore.” ich wes in þe halle, wiþ-inne þe castel walle. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . 1124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] a wey y gon glide; þe dole y nolde abyde. 1128 þer worþ a dole reuly; þe brude wepeþ bitterly.” [Headnote: _Horn exchanges clothes with the Palmer._] [Sidenote: Horn changes clothes with the palmer,] ¶ Quaþ horn, “So c{ri}st me rede, We schulle chau{n}gi wede. 1132 Haue her cloþes myne, {And} tak me þi sclauyne. Today i schal þer drinke, Þ{a}t some hit schulle ofþinke.” 1136 His sclauyn he dude dun legge, {And} tok hit on his rigge. He tok horn his cloþes, Þ{a}t nere him noȝt loþe. 1140 “Palm{er}e,” qwad horn, “so god me rede Ich and þou wille{n} chaunge{n} wede. 1132 Tac þou me þi sclauyne, And haue þou cloþes myne. To day ich schal þer{e} drynke; Som man hyt schal of þinke.” 1136 Þe sclavyn he gan doun legge, And horn hyt dide on rigge. Þe palmere tok hys cloþes, Þat ne were{n} hym nowt loþe. 1140 quoþ horn, “so c{ri}st me rede, we wolleþ chaunge wede. 1132 tac þou robe myne, ant ȝe sclaueyn þyne. to day y shal þer drynke, þat summe hit shal of-þynke.” 1136 sclaueyn he gon doun legge, {ant} horn hit dude on rugge, ant toc hornes cloþes, þat nout him were loþe. 1140 [Sidenote: and blackens his face and neck with coal.] Horn tok burdon {and} scrippe, {And} wro{n}g his lippe. He makede him a ful chere, {And} al bicolmede his swere. 1144 He makede hi{m} vn bicomelich; Hes he nas neuremore ilich. ++Horn toc burdoun and sc{r}ippe, And gan wringe hys lippe. He makede a foul cher{e}, And kewede hys swere. 1144 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] ¶ Horn toc bordoun {ant} sc{ri}ppe, ant gan to wrynge is lippe. he made foule ch{er}e, {ant} bicollede is swere. 1144 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] [Sidenote: The gate-keeper forbids Horn entrance.] ¶ He co{m} to þe gateward, Þ{a}t hi{m} answerede hard. 1148 Horn bad undo softe, Mani tyme {and} ofte. Ne miȝte he awynne Þ{a}t he come þ{e}rinne. 1152